Rawlins Bend (FR 339) in IL -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rawlins Bend (FR 339) in IL

Road corridorShawnee NF, Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District

11 mi from Cobden

9.7 mi off US 51 (straight line)

Maps 371 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.7–5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Shawnee National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/9–12/9Stay limit: 14 days · 28 days total per calendar year · within 28 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • 2.8 of this road’s 3.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.8 miles of it graded dirt.
  • Near Inspiration Point.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 0.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • The Winters Pond shoreline is 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or to establish, maintain, or occupy any camp or camping equipment present in excess of 14 days in a 28 day period. No more than 28 cumulative days in a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 46–71°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.